Author Archives: Nick Chen

About Nick Chen

26-year-old journalist who's written for places like Total Film, Sight & Sound, Little White Lies, Complex, SFX Magazine, Dazed and Confused, Grolsch Film Works, London Calling, Vice, and a bunch of other places. Why pencils have razors. Based on a book. Screenwriter. Buzz word. London. Twitter: @halfacanyon. Lesser known Olsen brother. Multiple instances of words misused contemporaneously.

Film reviews 48: “About Time”, “We’re the Millers”, “You’re Next”, “Alpha Papa”, “Kick-Ass 2”, “Planes”, “The Conjuring” and 6 others…

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Nick Chen

Reviewed: “About Time”, “The Act of Killing”, “Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa”, “The Conjuring”, “Good Night, and Good Luck”, “Kick-Ass 2”, “Moonstruck”, “Passion” (pictured above), “Planes”, “The Sweetest Thing”, “Tillsammans”, “We’re the Millers” and “You’re Next”. Film of the fortnight is … Continue reading →

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Film reviews 47: “Frances Ha”, “The Heat”, “The Wolverine”, “Now You See Me”, “Only God Forgives” and 9 others…

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Nick Chen

This fortnight: “The 400 Blows” (pictured above), “Blackfish”, “Couples Retreat”, “District 9”, “Frances Ha”, “Free Samples”, “Ginger & Rosa”, “The Heat”, “The Last Seduction”, “Now You See Me”, “Only God Forgives”, “Point Break” and “The Wolverine”. Ernest Hemingway’s “Iceberg Theory” … Continue reading →

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Film reviews 46: “The World’s End”, “Pacific Rim”, “World War Z” and 10 others…

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Nick Chen

This month: “Death Walks on High Heels”, “A Field in England”, “The Frozen Ground”, “Hellboy”, “Hellboy 2: The Golden Army”, “The House on Sorority Row”, “Moonlight Mile”, “Pacific Rim”, “Paris Manhattan”, “Sorority Row”, “To the Wonder” (pictured above), “World War Z” … Continue reading →

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Film reviews 45: “The Bling Ring”, “The Internship”, “The East”, “Behind the Candelabra”, “Warm Bodies” and 9 others…

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Nick Chen

This month: “24 Hour Party People”, “Admission”, “Behind the Candelabra”, “Black Rock”, “The Bling Ring”, “The East”, “A Horrible Way to Die”, “The Internship”, “Jules et Jim” (pictured above), “The Playroom”, “The Seasoning House”, “Skeletons”, “Warm Bodies” and “Westworld”. I … Continue reading →

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Film reviews 44: “Monsters University”, “This Is the End”, “Man of Steel”, “Stuck in Love”, “Made of Stone”, “The Hangover 3” and 8 others…

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Nick Chen

This month:  “21 & Over”, “After Earth”, “Black Christmas”, “Capturing the Friedmans”, “The Hangover Part III”, “Man of Steel”, “Monsters University”, “The Oranges”, “Risky Business”, “Small Pond”, “Smashed”, “The Stone Roses: Made of Stone” (pictured above), “Stuck in Love” and … Continue reading →

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